#day trip

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Stone houses of the old town of Cuenca perched above a wooded gorge, Spain

Day trips Updated 8 April 2026

Cuenca: The Day Trip Almost Nobody Takes

Under an hour from Madrid by high speed train there is a medieval town built along the top of a ridge between two gorges, with houses hanging off the edge.

The grey granite facade and towers of the monastery of El Escorial near Madrid, Spain

Day trips Updated 3 March 2026

El Escorial: The Palace That Is Really a Monastery

An hour from Madrid, a grey granite complex the size of a small town, built by a king who wanted a monastery, a library, a mausoleum and a palace in one building.